ISWK 411 - Indigenous Social Work

ISWK 411: INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE AND PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL WORK II
3 CREDITS

This portfolio course builds on ISWK 311 : Indigenous Language and Philosophy of Social Work I. Classes consist of seminars to synthesize common threads that are emerging in the course content and to explore what language tells us about a particular issue. Students will be introduced to various language learning methods. They will seek language mentors to facilitate the development of a personal glossary of Indigenous words that describe the social work concepts that emerge in each course. As a group, students will synthesize their personal learnings into a collective lexicon of language terms that describe the key social work concepts identified in a specific course or ceremony. Activities will include stories, assignments, language labs, or guests to support class discussions to explore Cree, Stoney, Anishinaabe or their own language terms to extend their Indigenous Knowledge.

Prerequisite: ISWK 311